Crossword solutions & Synonyms for
Begin

22 January 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 4 answers for the crossword clue 'Begin', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Begin a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Begin as an answer itself some 113 times.

Begin is a single word clue made up of 5 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Wednesday, 20 January 2021 with the answer being START, we also found START to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 20 Jan 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 12 Jan 2021
• The Mirror Quick - 10 Dec 2020
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 19 Nov 2020
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 27 Oct 2020
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 20 Oct 2020
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 13 Oct 2020
• The Mirror Quick - 12 Sep 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 2 Mar 2020
• The Guardian Quick - 23 Jan 2020

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Begin', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Begin' and give you a hint.

• Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
• Have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
• Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
• Set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
• Begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
• Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
• Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
• Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"
• Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
• Have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
• Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"

Anagrams

We found 2 anagrams for the word 'Begin'.

• being A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
• binge An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"

Crossword Answers

5 Letters

START
A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"

6 Letters

SETOUT
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

8 Letters

COMMENCE
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

INITIATE
People who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"